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斧 character · TOCFL B1 (est.)
斧 ＝ 斤 ＋ 父
ㄈㄨˇ · fǔ
noun — axe

字源 FORM — what the parts do

斤義an axe-blade
父聲fù — gives the sound
Tfù → fǔ — same syllable, the tone drops from 4 to 3
The blade 斤 is the axe itself; 父 fù sits on top for the sound, the tone slipping from fù to fǔ. The chopping tool, named twice over: 斧頭、板斧、斧鉞.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

父親（父）抄起斧刃（斤），一斧頭劈開木柴。
The father (父) takes up the blade (斤) and splits the log in one stroke.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)斧頭、斧子— axe常用
→板斧、斧鉞— broadaxe; axe and battleaxe
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
斨qiāngthe kin — both swing 斤 the blade; 斨 socket-hafts with 爿, 斧 takes 父 for its sound